DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE

DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE is an average-sized K-5 school in BUFFALO, New York, one of the schools within BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 560 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE sits 26% above that benchmark.

DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE is one of 61 schools operated by BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 29,425 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE lists that 69% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.7%; actual is 9.4%, a gap of -30.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Erie County) reports that median household earnings sit near $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE is one.

MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 32.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE has edged down 15%, going from 660 students in 2018 to 560 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 85% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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